Association of Certified Public Accountants
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The Association of Certified Public Accountants (CPA UK) is an amalgamation of The Society of Public Accountants which was founded in 1989, and the Association of Certified Public Accountants which was formed in 1991. The Association represents wholly and exclusively the interests of the practising Certified Public Accountant in the United Kingdom
.
The Association's National Administration Centre is in Manchester
, England
. Its principal office is Certified Public Accountants Hall, 9 Wimpole Street, London W1G 9SR.
(ACPA or FCPA). This is the main accounting qualification in the United States
; there are also many CPAs in China, Australia and elsewhere. CPA UK was founded in 1989 to offer a British version.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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The Association's National Administration Centre is in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Its principal office is Certified Public Accountants Hall, 9 Wimpole Street, London W1G 9SR.
Qualification
The ACPA offers the qualifications of Certified Public AccountantCertified Public Accountant
Certified Public Accountant is the statutory title of qualified accountants in the United States who have passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and have met additional state education and experience requirements for certification as a CPA...
(ACPA or FCPA). This is the main accounting qualification in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
; there are also many CPAs in China, Australia and elsewhere. CPA UK was founded in 1989 to offer a British version.